Colloquium

Legacy of the Early Universe: The First Stars, Galaxies and Black Holes

Speaker:Volker Bromm, UT Austin

Date:April 4, 2018

Time:4:15 pm

Location:Pupin 428

Host:Greg Bryan

I will review our current understanding of how star and galaxy formation transformed the conditions in the early universe, in terms of initiating the long cosmic reionization and metal enrichment history. It is timely to take stock of our emerging theoretical framework of the first stars, galaxies and black holes, just ahead of the JWST launch.